-ivus

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See also: Ivuš

Latin

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, an extended form of *-wós. Cognate with Ancient Greek -εῖος (-eîos) (whence also some Latin forms in -ēus).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-īvus (feminine -īva, neuter -īvum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. Adjective suffix.
    Added to the perfect passive participial stem of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning “doing” or “related to doing”
    agōāctusāctīvus
    stōstatusstatīvus
    Less frequently, added to the root or present stem of a verb
    cadōcadīvus
    noceōnocīvus
    Less frequently added to a noun stem
    fēstumfēstīvus
    fūrtumfūrtīvus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -īvus -īva -īvum -īvī -īvae -īva
Genitive -īvī -īvae -īvī -īvōrum -īvārum -īvōrum
Dative -īvō -īvō -īvīs
Accusative -īvum -īvam -īvum -īvōs -īvās -īva
Ablative -īvō -īvā -īvō -īvīs
Vocative -īve -īva -īvum -īvī -īvae -īva

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